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L90OOK:
LSP...I am with you.
I would take it as a positive that you (police personnel) are 'seen' out in uniform, whether it's buying lunch, having a break or patrolling. The more you guys & girls are visible the better for all. I would rather you were on the streets than in doing paperwork :roll:
My brother spent 7yrs in the Met on armed response, anit terrorism, fast cars, area car, bobby on beat etc & moaned constantly about paperwork & red tape. He's now Devon 4x4's local copper in North Devon so life's a little quieter now for him...I'm sure he'd move his office into D44's if he had half the chance!! ...now's there's a though...D44 tray backed 110 turned into a fast response vehicle :twisted:
http://www.devon4x4.com/gallery/photos/110_trayback_build_12/4/e8308b5d4479741db7665039bde4e35f.jpg/
Biodiesel-Bev:
--- Quote from: "Lord Shagg-Pyle" ---As one of the afore mentioned supposed wasters of tax payers money, I would like to set a few things straight.
1) We, contrary to popular belief, are human, and have to eat and drink the same as you do.
2) If food is purchased, we pay for it out of our wages, not from the tax payers purse.
3) It is not uncommon, when on rural sectors, to have a patrol area of 300+ miles, so the only place that may be open is the nearest 24hr shop, unless of course we should break into the nearest KFC or poach our scoff from the nearest field.
4) There are very few Police stations with kitchen/canteen facilities, as they have been closed for varying reasons including Health and Safety, namely we are not qualified to cook our own meals. Their ruling,not mine. I am fully trained to drive at +150mph to catch criminals, deal with armed villains, be social workers to dysfunctional families and nurse maid drunks, but it is too risky for me to boil an egg.
5) I along with numerous other officers, always 'lunch in the office', namely in the car, as we are then out on the street able to respond and not stuck in the Nick getting jumped on by pen wielding civvies and egotistical supervisors.
6) Most 24hr shops tend to attract a higher number than average amount of loonies, drunks, and weirdos at night. Hence patrols are encouraged to attend there as a crime deterrent.
7) In relation to the bit about uniforms and cars, perhaps we should all strip off and go there on unicycles?
Hopefully that will clear up a few things. I along with the vast majority of other Police Officers have a difficult enough job to do dealing with all that Society can come up with.
Perhaps those officers that you have seen have just come back from a messy accident caused by some moron thinking he is the greatest driver in the world, or comforting some old lady that has had her life destroyed by burglars, or facing a knife wielding cretin that thinks he is Napoleon?
Think about what you don't see us doing, before you have a go about what you do see us doing.
--- End quote ---
Well said, M'Lord. =D> =D> =D>
Boggert:
Aggghhh Thanks LSP, I couldn't have said it so well....
The simple fact is when you see a police car you look at it... and the same with an officer in uniform, we tend to stand out like a saw thumb, when you are a the supermarket do you say...
"Look at that CPS lawyer at Tescos again getting his lunch, what a waste of taxpayers money"
Hmmm I think not... :wink:
Just remember we are human and isn’t it better to see a Police officer/PCSO having lunch in public than at the nik where no one can see him or her.
hairyasswelder:
Well it keeps the scum from hanging round Tesco's . :D :D
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: "Lord Shagg-Pyle" ---
4) There are very few Police stations with kitchen/canteen facilities, as they have been closed for varying reasons including Health and Safety, namely we are not qualified to cook our own meals. Their ruling,not mine. I am fully trained to drive at +150mph to catch criminals, deal with armed villains, be social workers to dysfunctional families and nurse maid drunks, but it is too risky for me to boil an egg.
--- End quote ---
Quite surprisingly the NHS deems us to have sufficient culinary skills to be allowed a Micro-wave & a sandwich-maker :shock: :shock:
Although the toasters are all (supposed to be) Dualits - the clockwork ones that turn off rather than stay on for as long as the toast (unidentified carbon item) stays in it.
Unlike some of the numptys in the Doctors Mess (quite the literally correct title), who used to have indoor BBQ's if it rained!!!!!!!!!!
And then they'd get upset when the local Fire Brigade turned up & shouted loudly at them, whilst questioning their IQ & parentage
Whenever we get Police Officers in the department, be they interviewing assault/RTI/etc... victims, or with a 'in custody', we always try to make sure they're always looked after (tea & biscuits, etc....)
After all, they're only doing their job, like us & we never know if we'll need them in a rush
--- Quote from: "Lord Shagg-Pyle" ---
5) I along with numerous other officers, always 'lunch in the office', namely in the car, as we are then out on the street able to respond and not stuck in the Nick getting jumped on by pen wielding civvies and egotistical supervisors
--- End quote ---
Much like our (& your) parallell collegues in the big white vans with blue-lights (AKA; drunk-mobiles)
--- Quote from: "Lord Shagg-Pyle" ---
6) Most 24hr shops tend to attract a higher number than average amount of loonies, drunks, and weirdos at night. Hence patrols are encouraged to attend there as a crime deterrent.
--- End quote ---
Most A&E departments also attract more than their fair share of the said 'special' members of society.
--- Quote from: "Lord Shagg-Pyle" ---
7) In relation to the bit about uniforms and cars, perhaps we should all strip off and go there on unicycles?
--- End quote ---
Now you're scaring us................. ]
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